• 1994 - South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth
  South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth after an absence of 33 years.
• 1843 - Sojourner Truth begins career as antislavery activist on this date.
  Sojourner Truth leaves New York and begins career as an antislavery activist.
• 1951 - Kenneth Irvine Chenault, an African American business executive born on this date.
  Kenneth Irvine Chenault  is an American business executive. Chenault has been the CEO and Chairman…
• 1949 - Wesley A. Brown becomes first African American graduate of Annapolis Naval Academy.
  Wesley A. Brown becomes first African American graduate of Annapolis Naval Academy.
• 1991 - Baltimore Orioles Manager Frank Robinson names Assistant General Manager on this date
  Baltimore Orioles Manager Frank Robinson names Assistant General Manager on this date.  Robinson was the…

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